| 词条 | SS Empire Brutus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Empire Brutus was a {{GRT|7,233}} cargo ship which was built in 1941 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Although twice damaged by enemy action, she survived the war. Postwar she was sold into merchant service, being renamed Vergmor, Southgate and Fatih, serving until scrapped in 1968. DescriptionEmpire Brutus was built by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd, Sunderland.[1] She was yard number 624.[2] Launched on 18 December 1942, she was completed in March 1943.[1]The ship was {{convert|423|ft|8|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|57|ft|2|in|m|2}} and a depth of {{convert|35|ft|9|in|m|2}}. She was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine which had cylinders of {{convert|24+1/2|in|cm}}, {{convert|39|in|cm}} and {{convert|70|in|cm}} bore by {{convert|48|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by the Central Marine Engine Company (1938) Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne. She had a GRT of 7,233 with a NRT of 4,294.[3] CareerWartimeEmpire Brutus's port of registry was Sunderland. She was operated under the management of W. T. Gould.[3] On 26 July 1943, Empire Brutus was damaged by enemy bombing {{convert|197|nmi|km}} west of Cape Caroeiro, Portugal ({{Coord|39|50|N|13|38|W}}). It took five days for {{ship|ST|Empire Samson||2}} to tow her the {{convert|230|nmi|km}} to Lisbon at {{convert|2|kn|km/h}}.[4] She was on a voyage from Newport, Wales to Algiers and Bougie, Algeria laden with ammunition, bombs and trucks.[5]Empire Brutus was a member of Convoy MKS 43G, which departed Gibraltar on 22 March 1944 bound for the United Kingdom. and Loch Ewe on 10 September. It dispersed at sea on 15 September. She was carrying general cargo.[6] On 8 July 1944, Empire Brutus struck a mine {{convert|6|nmi|km}} off Arromanches, France ({{coord|49|27|N|00|29|W}}) and was damaged when on a voyage from Juno Beach to Southend on Sea in ballast. She was beached on Juno Beach. The following day, she was refloated and towed to Middlesbrough for repairs.[5] Empire Brutus was a member of Convoy MKS 101G, which departed Gibraltar on 15 May 1945 bound for the United Kingdom. Empire Brutus was carrying a cargo of wheat.[7] Those killed whilst serving on Empire Brutus during World War II are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial, London.[8]PostwarIn 1948, Empire Brutus was sold to the Haddon Steamship Co Ltd, London and renamed Vergmor. In 1950, she was sold to the Turnbull, Scott Shipping Co Ltd and was renamed Southgate, serving with them for five years. In 1950, Southgate was sold to Sadikzade Rusen Ogullari KS, Turkey and renamed Fatih. She served until 1968.[1] Fatih was scrapped at Istanbul in February 1968.[2] Official Numbers and Code LettersOfficial Numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Empire Brutus, Vergmor and Southgate had the UK Official Number 169111.[2] Empire Brutus used the Code Letters BFFY.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite book | first = and Sawyer, L. A.| last = Mitchell, W. H. | year = 1995| month = | title = The Empire Ships| pages = | publisher = Lloyd's of London Press Ltd| location = London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong|isbn=1-85044-275-4}} {{Empire B ships}}{{July 1944 shipwrecks}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Empire Brutus}}2. ^1 2 {{csr|register=MSI|id=1169111|accessdate=27 December 2009}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile.php?name=42b1006.pdf|title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=27 December 2009}} 4. ^{{Cite newspaper The Times|articlename=Rescue Tug Saves Merchant Ship |day_of_week=Tuesday |date=26 October 1943 |page_number=3 |issue=49686 |column=G}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://janda.org/ships/SHIPSe.doc |title=NEW YORK SHIPS TO FOREIGN PORTS 1939 thru 1945. "E" ships page 18 |publisher=Kenneth Janda |accessdate=27 December 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925141910/http://janda.org/ships/SHIPSE.doc |archivedate=25 September 2010 }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://warsailors.com/convoys/mksconvoys2.html |title=MKS Convoys – November 1942-1945, MKS 31 through MKS 45 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=27 December 2009}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://warsailors.com/convoys/mksconvoys4.html|title=MKS Convoys – November 1942-1945, MKS 61 through MKS 103 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=27 December 2009}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.benjidog.co.uk/Tower%20Hill/Ship%20Index%20A-F.html |title=Ship Index A-F |publisher=Brian Watson |accessdate=20 May 2011}} 10 : 1942 ships|Ships built on the River Wear|Empire ships|Ministry of War Transport ships|Steamships of the United Kingdom|Maritime incidents in July 1943|Maritime incidents in July 1944|Merchant ships of the United Kingdom|Steamships of Turkey|Merchant ships of Turkey |
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